hockeylover
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It's just like Ottawa fans to take credit for another team's success.
Is he waving goodbye because he knows he's getting bought out and his career is over?
Not sure if Sens fan or self-loathing Leaf fan... /fry
Stole this from Hairnova on the Habs board.
ESPN Insider: Future Power Rankings.
A breakdown of the 2016-17 outlook for all 30 NHL franchises.
Weighted Formula:
ROSTER (35 percent): Quality of NHL roster over the next three seasons.
PROSPECTS (25 percent): Quality and quantity of prospects in the pipeline.
CAP/CONTRACTS (20 percent): Team's cap and contract flexibility.
OWNER/GM/COACH (20 percent): Quality and stability of ownership, front office and coaching staff.
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1. Chicago Blackhawks (7.61)
2. Detroit Red Wings (7.43)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins (7.24)
4. Boston Bruins (6.87)
5. Montreal Canadiens (6.78)
6. Anaheim Ducks (6.76)
7. Dallas Stars (6.74)
8. Ottawa Senators (6.70)
9. Los Angeles Kings (6.53)
10. New York Islanders (6.44)
11. Edmonton Oilers (6.32)
12. St. Louis Blues (6.19)
13. Washington Capitals (6.14)
14. Nashville Predators (6.11)
15. Tampa Bay Lightning (6.09)
16. Colorado Avalanche (5.96)
17. Winnipeg Jets (5.86)
18. San Jose Sharks (5.77)
19. Minnesota Wild (5.76)
20. Phoenix Coyotes (5.75)
21. New York Rangers (5.62)
22. Columbus Blue Jackets (5.61)
23. Florida Panthers (5.51)
24. Carolina Hurricanes (5.44)
25. Vancouver Canucks (5.35)
26. Toronto Maple Leafs (5.33)
27. Buffalo Sabres (5.05)
28. Philadelphia Flyers (4.53)
29. New Jersey Devils (4.51)
30. Calgary Flames (4.36)
youngest team in the league, 9th place last year, 26th best future. makes sense.
brutal. habs 5th? stupid. you guys are a bubble playoff team, but you're not 26th.
PK arguably has the most potential of any D between our 3 teams.
Price arguably has the most potential of any goalie between our 3 teams.
Galchenyuk arguably has the most potential of any forward between our 3 teams.
PK arguably has the most potential of any D between our 3 teams.
Price arguably has the most potential of any goalie between our 3 teams.
Galchenyuk arguably has the most potential of any forward between our 3 teams.
If they all reach their potential, then we certainly could be that high overall (editor's note: I wouldn't necessarily argue for all 3 of those cases, but it's not as stupid an argument as Ryan > Kessel for any of those 3 statements above). It likely won't happen, but it's not insane to think the Habs have the best potential of all 3 of our teams.
No he's not... and there's no gap to get wider.Karlsson's the best defenceman in the league and the gap is only going to get wider.
Carey Price just turned 26. At that age Craig Anderson was putting up a mediocre AHL seasonMaybe once upon a time but he's choked too often in the playoffs for him to be able to make that case anymore.
I believe the topic is based on potential...He's good but one player's potential doesn't make a team.
no one outside of montreal or the idiot staff at espn (that noted hotbed of hockey knowledge) thinks montreal is the 5th best team in the league.